Drive Time Nebraska

Doug broadcasts live from the Lied Center in Lincoln, NE for the Bryan Olesen Watch Party on NBC’s The Voice. Doug is joined by B107.3’s Brooke Summers and John Lefler from the band AM/FM.

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Doug brings on Andi CurryGrubb the Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Nebraska to dig into their petition to make abortion legal up to 23 weeks. Doug asks the difficult questions. Plus we hear Bryan Olesen’s song that propelled him into the finals of NBC’s The Voice and talked to his band partner John Wooten

Doug brings on Andi CurryGrubb the Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Nebraska to dig into their petition to make abortion legal up to 23 weeks. Doug asks the difficult questions. Plus we hear Bryan Olesen’s song that propelled him into the finals of NBC’s The Voice and talked to his band partner John Wooten

Doug tackles the abortion issue head on with Karen Bowling, the Executive Director of the Nebraska Family Alliance. Karn & the NFA are supporters of the "Protect Women & Children" petition, which would ban abortions after 12 weeks and add it to the Nebraska State Constitution. Tune in to see if she flipped Doug from being a petition “Dodger & Weaver” to a “Signer”.

Doug gets an update from Bryan Olesen from LZ as he gets ready to perform in the semi-finals of NBC’s The Voice. Doug also sees if the opposition to LB1402 can turn him from a Dodge & Weaver to a Supporter, as he meets with Jenni Benson & Tim Royers who represent Support Our Schools and the NSEA. They are 2/3rds of the sponsors of the petition to repeal section 1 of LB 1402, which would take out the $10 Million School Choice Scholarship Legislation that passed and was signed into law by Governor Pillen.

Doug (who rants a little) and his producer Matt McMaster hang out and chat about the rise in women's sports all across America and how it dawned in Lincoln. Doug and Matt then talk about Matt's career and the future of DTN.

Doug welcomes State Senator Lou Ann Linehan to talk about the specifics of LB 1402 and respond to the petition of Support Our School's drive to repeal a large part of LB1402.

Doug talks to Nebraska State Treasurer Tom Briese about the power of establishing a 529 for your kid and/or grandkid. Kids who have a 529 established are 3 times more likely to attend college than those who don’t. www.nest529.com

Pro-Palestinian Protests / Ari Koehn UNL Professor

Doug is joined by UNL Professor Ari Koehn to discuss the Pro-Palestinian Protests disrupting college campuses across the country. Ari talks about the core of the Israel/Palestinian conflict and what’s behind the protests.

Doug receives a special message from Bryan Olesen who is performing “live” tonight on NBC’S The Voice. He also gives us some breaking news. Then Doug is joined by Rebekah Allick (Husker Volleyball) and Paul Yates (Exec.Dir. of I’ve Got A Name) to share how we can help them combate and beat Sex Trafficking in Nebraska. Plus they share how we can support them by giving to them during Give To Lincoln throughout the month of May. Go to www.givetolincoln.com/nonprofits/ive-got-a-name to give!